Friday, November 11, 2011

Rodolfo Rodriguez, 54, of Bay City was given a year of probation as well as 12 weeks of anger management for assaulting a co-worker with a crowbar in April of this year. On April 22, Rodriguez was working at a construction site near Bay City Academy when he got into an argument with a coworker. At one point he Rodriguez grabbed a crow bar and used it to smack the other person in the face. You’d think that getting hit in the face with a crow bar would be enough to end the fight, but the man actually ended up chasing Rodriguez down and jumping him. That same man later told police that he did not want to press charges because he “got his licks in”. However police also found a bag of marijuana on him, which may help explain how he was able to get up and chase down Rodriguez after taking a crowbar to the face.

Instead of being charged with a felony, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for aggravated assault. Along with the year of probation and the 12 week anger management course, Rodriguez also had to serve two days in jail, submit to drug testing, and a fine of $980 in restitution. Perhaps if Rodriguez had taken the time to realize he had been getting angry with a drug user and just left the situation he wouldn’t have gotten into so much trouble. As they say, “don’t argue with a fool for he is doing the same”.

For help with your anger management problem please call 855-662-6437 or visit Daybreak Counseling Service www.daybreakservices.com

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Jennifer Renee Vanveldhuzen of San Diego was sentenced to three years of probation for punching a trash collector in the face on October 3 of this year. Vanveldhuzen plead guilty to a felony account of hate-crime battery for her assault on a 50-year-old Hispanic worker. The incident happened at 7:15 pm, when Vanveldhuzen came up to the worker yelling racial slurs as well as profanities, and eventually ended up punching the worker in the face. Reports say that she was intoxicated during the whole thing but prosecutors insisted that she targeted the worker solely for his ethnicity. Her sentence also included a one-year jail sentence that will be stayed pending her three years of probation, 90 days in an alcohol rehabilitation program, and 10 weeks in an anger management program.

Although some people use alcohol to “chill out”, it doesn’t keep your anger under control if you end up getting plastered, and Vanveldhuzen obviously did not have control when this incident occurred. Her lack of control cost her court and lawyer fees, the costs of anger management and alcohol rehab programs, and her time while she is on probation for three years. Not to mention respect from others as she is now known as being racist.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Eighteen-year-old Austin Simmons was ordered to attend an anger management class and to get a drug and alcohol evaluation in exchange for having the charges against him dropped. Simmons was arrested for making and setting off small bombs in the woods behind Frankfort Avenue in West View, on September 22 of this year. Instead of being charged with risking catastrophe and criminal conspiracy, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct and corruption of minors, he will only be charged with a summary criminal mischief offense. Simmons was not alone that night; he also had two 17-year-old boys with him as they set of homemade bottle bombs. The two 17-year-olds face charges of criminal mischief, as eight vehicles along Center Avenue and Oakwood and Richland Avenues had their tires slashed that same evening. Whether these explosions were anger based or not, it’s always important to evaluate your actions or you may end up in trouble.

David Grange is an intern with Daybreak Counseling Service in its Yorba Linda Office. Daybreak Counseling Service teaches anger management techniques in 5 Southern California offices including Yorba Linda, Los Angeles, Gardena, Santa Monica and Pasadena.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Daybreak Counseling Service is offering 5 free anger management sessions for women who are survivors of sexual, emotional and physical abuse. New female clients who enroll in the month of August 2011 only will be allowed to participate in 5 free anger management classes.

An anger management course is not a substitute from trauma treatment but it will provide practical tools to manage the emotions that come along with past abuse. Topics include effective communication, stress management, adjusting expectations, reatreating to think, forgiveness, empathy, and change talk.

All anger management groups are mixed but facilitated by female instructors who hold Masters Degrees in Marraige Family Therapy, Counseling or Psychology.

Courses are held in the following cities: Gardena, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Van Nuys and Yorba Linda.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

• DO YOU EXPRESS ANGER DIFFERENTLY THEN BEFORE YOU STARTED CLASSES?• DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN ANGRY PERSON TODAY?• HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR ANGER IN THE WORKPLACE?• HAVE YOU GIVEN UP MOST OF YOUR “ROAD RAGE”?• DO YOU NOW RECOGNIZE WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED?• HAVE YOU FOUND ACTIVITIES TO LESSEN YOUR STRESS AND DO YOU PRACTICE? DO YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR BEHAVIORS?• HAVE OTHER PEOPLE NOTICED A CHANGE IN YOU?• DO YOU GET ANGRY LESS OFTEN?• WHEN YOU DO GET ANGRY, DO YOU USE YOUR NEW TOOLS?• DO YOU ENGAGE IN HEALTHIER ACTIVITIES?• ARE YOU LESS JUDGMENTAL OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS?• DO YOU FEEL LESS GUILT AND SHAME NOW THAT YOU CAN BETTER MANAGE ANGER?• DO YOU HAVE LESS ANXIETY, HEADACHES, STOMACH PROBLEMS?• DO YOU FIND YOURSELF ARGUING LESS?• ARE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS LESS STRAINED AND MORE ENJOYABLE?• DO YOU FEEL MORE SELF-RESPECT?• ARE YOU MORE EMPATHETIC OF OTHERS?• HAVE OTHERS NOTICED THE CHANGE IN YOU?

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Daybreak Counseling Service is a leader in anger management education. The company provides anger mangement classes and anger management seminars for corporations, families and individuals.

Daybreak Counselors have been featured on popular national television programs such as Keeping up with the Kardashians, MTV Real World Hollywood, MSNBC’s-The Dylan Ratigan Show, E! News Entertainment and more.

This 6- day anger management instensive program is designed for those who need to find distance from the challenges and triggers of life and immerse themselves in a comprehensive and compassionate enviroment.

Each course is taught by instructors who have Masters Degrees in Marraige Family Therapy, Psychology or Social Work.

Although the retreat intensive, the schedule allows for ample time to enjoy the sunny Southern, California enviroment. Times for reflection and self-nuturing are purposely built into the program. The Schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

How are you? I know it has been a while since we have spoken but it’s Martin from “Decison House” days. I hope all has been well for you as if late. I wanted to tell you about a project I am currenlty working on that is in your field. I’m casting a compelling new series based in Southern California that will help families who are struggling with difficult issues, such as lack of communication, anger management, infedelities, bullying, eating disorders, non-acceptance etc.. As you know, these issues not only affect the individual, but the whole family unit as well – and our show’s Licensed Family Therapist, Dr. Tara Fields (as seen on Oprah, Dr. Phil and CNN) wants to help!!! Dr. Tara Fields knows that especially in these tough economic times, a lot of families are struggling but don’t know where to turn…and this heart-warming show will be devoted to lending a helping hand to the families who need it.

Please see our casting notice attached and copied below. If you’re interested in learning more or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Please feel free to forward it to whomever you think would be interested in the opportunity, whether it is a family or an individual/organization who works with families. As a thank-you for your time and assistance, we do offer a $500 fee if you refer a family who appears on the show. They are also working on giving organizations rolling credit on air or the network’s website, which we can discuss more in detail later.

I look forward to hearing from you Shannon and working together again. Please feel free to contact me anytime to discuss this further.